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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

SALEM Ills, Feb. IA very peculiar
case has just been disposed of in the circuit
court In 1854 Nancy D. Cozad, girl of L.
took it into her head to be the ''old mans
darling of Adam Westfall, who was 10
years of age, and who of this worlds ducats
was possessed to a large extent. Finally the
two were married when straightway the
darling proceeded to convince the old man
that he was a crank and prayed the court to
appoint, for the good of the property, a con-
servator. This was vigorously fought by the
heirs and the young wife has withdrawn her
application in the &C ton for a CONSERVATION,
and instead has instituted suit in divorce.
which the old man is now perfectly willing
she shall have
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
WANT In NEWFOUNDLAND
PlTlABLE CONDITION OF THE STARv-
ING AND FREEZING PEOPLE.

Ireland Comparatively Happy and Con-
tented-Lyons, Mich, Still In the Grip
of Ice and Deluge- An Incident of the
Flood at Sterling, Ilis.-Man and Wife
Drowned-The Blizzard.
BosToE, Feb. IA st. Johns, \. f,
special to The Herald says: Many prominent
business houses here are in financial diff
culties and commercial crisis seems inev-
liable. News from the northern parts of tue
island represents things in a deporabIe con-
ditlon, The government has already sent
thousands of barrels of -four TO keep the peo-
from starving, but the supply is altogether
inadequate. The most northerly ports are
now frozen IN and it is impossible to send
supplies there in time to save the people
1t was a most pitiful sight to witness
scenes at many places at which the coasting
steamer Curlew stopped on her last trip north
Scores of people who had had nothing but
Goldfish and bareback (and very little of
that to subsist upon for months d. jagged
themselves across twenty TO fifty
miles of barren rocks and wild
waves to where the steamer stopped.
They came in hopes of getting supplies of
| flour, molasses, and pork enough TO keeT
body and soul together during the next three
| months. But the steamer had no supplies
| for them, and discouraged they started 10 re.
turn to their miserable homes to suffer al
| the pangs of hunger AMI exhau ton, added
| to the rigors of a Newfoundland winter.
| Meanwhile the government has spent surI
large sums in purchasing supple, ami in con
I
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

NEW YORK, Feb. l5.-The badly-burned
remains of newborn female child were
found Monday morning in front of 52S West
Twenty-ninth street The corner is investi-
eating. 1t is not known whether it is a muir
der or an attempt to cremate body. The
body had been run over by truck and
crushed into shapeless mass. The pave
ment had been blackened by a fire evidently
fed with kerosene. The legs were burned off
A neighbor had seen a bonfire Sunday night
at midnight and at O'Clock Monday morn
ing. 1t was noticed that a big pile of straw
was burning
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

OMAHA. Feb. jacob Jacobs l. wsll-
TODD Dane, - years oil, who has for the
past sixteen yelrs been foreman Of a harness
SHOP III THIS ely, created something Of a stn-
sItloa here Saturday afternoon by tying
h4,i-cord about his baby boys throat and
choking him to death III his crib aud then
hanging himself in the cellar of his home
Mrs jacobson was shopping and although
the tragedy was enacted at O'Clock she
knew nothing about it until two hours later,
when she returned to the house The shock
OF the discovery was SO great that her reason
was detbroned and her recovery Is doubtful.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
A PERVERTED DOCTRINE.


NonToe's Idea Obnoxious
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. J5-While the
Eads ship railway bill was under discussion
In the senate Monday Morgan said that he
believed the Clayton Bulwer treaty was sub
Jet to the right of the United States gov
eminent to declare that it had been for feIted
on the parG of the British government He
was willing to give this 1.-THE Eadsl corpora
ion chance to go before the capitalists of
the world and engage all the capital it could
get, but WHEN the interests of the govern
Inent had to get out of the way for private
enterprise, he did not propose to assent to it.
Hoar replied to Morgan. He sketched the
origin and purpose of the Monroe doctrines
ard 5 aid that the new gloss and perversion
of it that was heard from senators on the
other side and lhe was sorry to say from
senator's on his own side of the chamber, was
as repugnant to the law of nations, to the
purposes of George Canning and John
Quincy Adams, to the genius, spirit and
honor of the american people, as it was to
sound morality. 1t was a doctrine that
would drive away. alarm and make enemies
Of fifteen South American Republics and the
republic of Mexico, which it was the first III
terest of this government to make Its
friends.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

PouGHkEErsIE, n. Y, Feb. l5-Mike
Kelly, the base ball player, was released by
the Chicago League base ball club Monday
and Immediately signed a contract to play
in the Boston League team for 1887. Boston
claims to have paid Chicago $1,000 for KEEL
ley's release and to pay Kelley g., 900 for his
services for the coming season, and S. 0OJ
for his photograph to put in the clubs al
bum. Kelley only received s2,25O from
Chicago last year Boston has also offered
the St LOUIS club $500 for Glasscock, but
can not get him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

ST. PAUL, MINI, Feb. - = Since the tum-
bling condition of the state capitol building
was reported by the committee of archi-
tects there have been rumors that an at
tempt would be made 20 change the location
of the capital of the state There are pretty
well defined rumors of an attempt on the
part of Minneapolis to get action that
will make that city the capital, and the
air is blue in the hotel corridors in this city
when the topic is mentioned Representa-
tive Reese Monday introduced a bill provid-
ing for the removal of the capital to Kan
diyohi county, on the banks of kandiyohi
lake
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

ToLONo, His, Feb ,5-Tne residents of
Unity ami neighboring townships i'll PIatt,
Douglas, and Champaign counties are greatly
agitated over a report that has gained cur
rency to the effect that the grand jury OF
Platt county is now investigating the lynch
ing of Henry Whitman, the wife murderer,
at Monticello, Oct IL Wiidman was well
off and a prominent politician His friends
and relatives ara sail to b. quietly but per-
sIstently urging an investigation, but Just
what bias SO far been done Is yet grand jury
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb BIN the senate
Monday the Republicans offered resolution
calling for the appointment of astenographer
and an attorney for the minority in the
hospital Investigating committee. a politica
debate followed, in which Senators johnson
and Tryppett nearly came to blows, and the
doorkeeper had to be called to seat them
The resolution was declared out of order At
the afternoon session a bill TO repeal the I'm
timidation" law of 1Ssl-a measure very OBJ
noxious to the labor orgaulzations-was de
featei by vote of 2j to ~.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

CHICAGO. Feb. l5.-Som4 time ago a H.
Walker, Hartford, Conn, lawyer, wrote
pamphlet on the Paine Bribery Case, =
and the Tribune, of this city, in reviewing
it, ca led it ''the..effusion of a crank Walk
ersued for lib-i, placing his d1mag at 81,
900, and baslng the suit OIL thu word crank :"
The defense held that crank is not de-
famatOry or aciIonable, and Monday Judge
Blndgett sustained this view The case will
be dismissed at the plaintiffs cos5
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
TIE MARKETS.


CHICAGO, Feb IL
The following were She quotations On tn
board of trade to-day: Wheat-No- > Mar h.
opane. IA closed I-Hsc. April, opened
.45Ac. clos ID AZ; May, ouened s0ls :, clos ed
~ SC Curn-No. > Mar, Ia o.cncd 3iSs
closed 3I1ac; April, orene ;4Jsc, closel SIG
May opened 5g5s closed Eltsc. OatsNo. :
March, opened 2i}sc, closed 2i3s; May, opened
29c, closed rs e.. Pork March, opened and
closed sl3.5j; April. opened and closed $3.50
May, opened $3.50, closed sl3.7cls. Lard
March, opened sou, closed 500
Live stoek-The prices at the Union stock
yards to-day ranged rs follows: Hogs
MrrA, up ned fairly active and b. higher;
light grades, S49UG5.3. rough iac!ipg, so
b..J: heavy achins ami shipping lots, el.2lp
$50.
Produce: Butter-Egin creamery, 26G2.,
per Id: fine dairy. 2c: fancy roll. IL us.
Elsgs-Strictly fresh, lSGlJc per doz. Poultry
Chickens, 75I0l0c per 10; turkeys. 7B9
ducks and geese. 7G9c. Potatoes Burbank,
4sG55c; Early Rose, 45ll5Jc per blu on track
mixed lots, 35I1 i5c. Apples-Good TO choice
SS.UU $3.50 per Dbl.
New York.
New YORK, Feb. IA.
Wheat-No. | red state Bic: No 9 do. Ole
No. = red winter February, So; do March,
s9lsc. Corn-No. mixel cash, 4sc; do March
do, aSc: No. 2 mixed February, 3il4e. Rye.
Dull and unchanged. Barley-Nominal Porl
Dull new mess $l4.50; old do, Sl2 S7lsa
l3.25. Lard-March. S5.gs; May, S7.l3.
ST. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Feb Ia.
Wheat-Weak and 5sGs4c lower; No. . red
cash, 7i3407sI1c; May, s0346sO3sc; June, sc
asked. Corn-Weak; No. 2 mixed cash, $3.50
s,s4c; March, 33s4933ssc; May, 355sG36c. Oats
Easy; No. 2 mixed cash, z7c bid; May, ISy4i
asked. Rye-Easy; SOC. Whisky-$l.l3. Porl
Weak; Sl4.0O. Lard-Easy; $65o9655.
Toledo.
TOLEDO, Feb. IA.
Wheat-Lower and active; cash. sllsQS2c
MAY, s3ssc; June, Soc bid; August, s5lac. Corr
Lower and quiet; cash; 3sc; May, 40lac
Oats Neglected. Clover seed Steady; cash
S4.70; March, $40 bid.
Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE Feb. IA.
Wheat-Steady; cash, 74l1c; March, 53lac
May. roc. Corn-Lower; No. 3, 36l.c. Oats
Firm; No white, 3lIfe Rye-Ouist; No,
60 Barley -apuill Nv, x Boz,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Feb. I5-Gen Bush
nell formerly chairman of the Republican
state executive committee, in an interview
Monday stated that he is in favor of the
nomination of Governor Foraker for an
other term, and believes that the latter will
accept the nomin alton if it is made by &C
clamation AS Gen Bushnell has himself
been mentioned as u candidate, and "a he is
close friend of Foraker, his declaration is
looked on as settling the denomination of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
Reciprocity with Canada.

WASHINGTON City, Feb. 15.-The bill in
troducted in the house Monday by Butter
worth for reciprocity with Canada author
ICES the president to issue proclamation ad-
hitting all Canadian goods into the United
States free of duty, as rapidly as Canada
permits the entry of American goods of
similar character into Canada duty free.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 15,-Col John
Jameson, superintendent of the railway mail
service, placed his resignation in the hands of
the postmaster general Monday, to take effect
Immediately. Col Jameson goes to New
York city in few weeks to take the posi-
ton of secretary of the subway commission
in that city. Postmaster General Villas in
letter accepting Col Jameson's resignation
pays high tribute to the ability of the re-
firing official, ant expresses the fullest ap-
probation of his services. T. E. Nash, chief
clerk of the department has been appointed
to succeed Col Jameson.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

New ORLEANS Feb. Is. The friends of
education in Louisiana are much Inundated
over the report of the secretary of state,
which shows that illiteracy is growing rap
idly here, and that the state fails to make
sufficient provisions for its schools to keep it
down. The statistics show that the psr-
centage of illiteracy among the whites has
increased in the last six years from Is J to 20
per cent, and among the negroes from 500
to 81 g per cent
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
SUIT AGAINST BEN BUTLER.


New YORK, Feb l5.--Gen. Benjamin F.
Butler was promptly on hand Monday in the
United States circuit court when the suit of
John H. Lester VS.. the general for 500, 600
damages for false Imprisonment was re-
sumed. The charge is that Mr. Lester went
to Washington from his home in Richmond
in January, 1864, and took the oath of ale
glance, and was afterwards arrested Oh the
orders of Gen. Butler, then in command of
the forces. Gen Butler moved to dismiss
the complaint on the ground that there is
a statute which distinctly provides that no
suit for damages for Imprisonment during
the war Of the rebellion or for any act done
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 1j--It was on
Riddleberger's motion that the senate went
into executive session Monday, and in maxi
ing the motion he said that this was the
seventh time within few weeks that he had
made that motion in this ''house of lords in
order to take up some nominations that con-
cerned his state; but he always met the op-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
Griffin Signed the Certificate.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb Is Charles F. Griffin,
signed the certificate of election to tbs
United States senate of David Turpie. The
secretary concluded that his signature was
simply an attestation of the governors sig
nature.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
Failure of Boston Hardware HOUSE.

Boston, Feb. Il. Ben iamin Calendar &
Co, wholesale hardware, 246 Devonshre
street, have failed aud gone into insolvency.
Liabilities, sll7,0O0; assets unknown The
senior partner, Benjamin Calendar, died a
month ago, and the surviving partners have
found the firm insolvent The house was
one of the Oldest in Boston in the hardware
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

Boston, Feb l5.-It had been arranged by
Judge Carpenter to hear the argument for a
new trial in the case of Moen VS.. Wilson
Monday morning A communication from
the judge says the case has been settled by
the appealing party agreeing to accept the
verdict rendered in the previous trial
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l5.-The annual re-
port of this Lehigh Coal and Navigation
company shows total re venue, 81, TVS, 5O7 total
disbursements, l,l0S, isG, surplus for year,
$3.50, 6G2; gross receipts of company's rail.
,oads. 81, IT'S, s3i, against s4,o97, So in 1885
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
Manufactures Moving Against Free
Trade.

BosToN, Feb. IA large number of the
most prominent manufacturers of Massa
chusetts have appointed committee consist
ing George Draper, of KIopedale; Timothy
Merrick, of Holyoke, and Arnold B. San
ford, treasurer of the Globe Yarn mills, Fall
River, to take action toward the formation
Of protective tariff club in opposition to
the many free trade clubs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
Telegraph Plant To BE sold.

BALTIMORE, Feb. :5-The circuit court OF
Baltimore city has passed decree, ordering
the sale of all the property in the state Of
Maryland belonging to the Postal Telegraph
and Cable company. The sale will take place
ON March next,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
The state Militia APPROXIMATION

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 15-The presi-
dent has allowed the act making an annual
appropriation of $500, 900 to provide arms
and equipments for state militia to become
law without his signature.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

BosToN, Feb Ii. The legislature Monday
adopted resolutions urging congress to make
liberal appropriations for coast defences and
for the construction of strong navy
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. la-Everett B.
Sandred, OF Elroy, Wis, was nominated by
the president Monday to be receiver Of pub
lie moneys at Wausau, Wis
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 15.-Comptroller
Durham has decided that the accounting
officers of the treasury can not, without q
sReeal act of congress, reopen accounts and
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

Purify your blood; tone up your sys>
tenn, and regulate the digestive organs by
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. l5.-Circulars
have been issued at the navy department
giving specifications and prescribing tests
for the gun forgings and steel plates for the
armament of monitors and new steel cruisers.
The circulars have been sent to all prominent
steel manufacturers in the country.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

Miss Sternberg and Miss Kingsford, two
school friends of Mrs. Cleveland. are at
the White house, and will remain till the
end Of the week.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

Last Sunday Rev. DR.. Talmage re-
ceived 341 new members into his church
In Brooklyn.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

pay to claimants balances which recent ex-
animation OF books of the registers Office
have shown to be due
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

Wheat-Steady; cash. 74l1c; March, 73lac;
May. roc. Corn-Lower; No. 8, 38l.e, Oats
Firm; No, white, 3llfe Rye-ouist; No !
Go B..rley-spuilj Nv. X Do.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

Wheat-Lower and active; cash. sllsQS2c,
May, s33sc; June. Soc bid; August, s5lac. Corn
Lower and quiet; cash; 3sc; May, 4olSc.
Oats Neglected. Clover seed Steady; cash,
S4.70; March, $40 bid.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

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Telegram-herald., 1887-08-27

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Telegram-herald., 1887-08-27
ADJOURNED AGAIN.
what Was Done in the Mscard Examina-
too Yesterday

what Was Done in the Mscard Examina-
too Yesterday.
The examination of Charles and William
Mscard. charged with murder. in the shoot
ing of Michael O'Hara. was resumed before
Justice Wesifsll yesterday. But little tes-
timony was taken, most of the tire being
used IN reading and signing the evidence
already reduced TO writing. After the tes-
iimony was signed John Boos who had
given his direct evidence for the People was
cross-exAmined by the defense without
eiiciting anything important, and then
Herbert Ames. a young man who worked
for the Macsrds last Spring after they were
discharged IN the assault and battery case,
was sworn. His testimony was unim-
portant except the statement that he heard
Charles Mscard say that if 'Hsrs bothered
him much more he would blow his old
head OF.
County Physician Graves who made the
post mortem examination. is absent from
the city, and there we're no other witnesses
present the examination was adjourned
until next week Wednesday. August 81.
Telegram-herald., 1887-08-27
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